THE LETTER THIEF II

GAMES/World of Puzzles

August, 2020

Darren Nattinger and S. Matt Read

 

A thief has run off with most of the letters in the words below. However, his hallmark is to leave enough letters behind to form a synonym for the original word. Can you recover the lost letters and restore the words to their former glory? 

 

For example, the clue FRA _IL _ would lead to FRAGILE.

1. C _ OCO _A _ _

2.  _ G _ RA _ _ TE

3. S _ _ _ L _ _ Y

4. _ _ SE _ _ E

5. _ _ NO _ _ BLE

6. _ _ T _ _ OMB 

7. _ C _ U _ _ R _ _

8. _ _ _ T _ U _ TOR

9. F _ _ _ IC _ TION

10. _ _ _ TA _ IN _ T _

Answers:

 

1. CHOCOLATE

2. AGGRAVATE

3. STEALTHY

4. OBSERVE

5. HONORABLE

6. CATACOMB

7. SCOUNDREL

8. INSTRUCTOR

9. FABRICATION

10. CONTAMINATE